A Practical Compendium of the Recent Statutes, Cases, and Decisions Affecting the Office of Coroner

William Baker

Published by Butterworths, London, 1851

About this Item

A very scarce first edition of this fascinating mid-nineteenth century guide for coroners in the UK, highlighting recent laws, cases and pertinent information for those in the field. First edition. Vanishingly scarce work. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the boards rebacked and a contemporary spine. A practical compendium containing important information for those working in a coroner's office in the mid nineteenth century. Comprising the new enactments relating to the poor, police, registration, general board of health, removal of nuisances, prevents of disease, burial clubs, and more. With interesting information pertaining to a huge range of coroner-led investigations, including those surrounding insanity, drunkenness, manslaughter, railroad accidents and duelling, among others.Compiled by William Baker, coroner for Middlesex.With sixteen pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the boards rebacked and a contemporary spine. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the extremities and a few marks to cloth. Bookseller label to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, with just a few handling marks and spots. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 963Q24

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Practical Compendium of the Recent Statutes, Cases, and Decisions Affecting the Office of Coroner
• Publisher: Butterworths, London
• Publication Date: 1851
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book